Paint Sponges vs 4U Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Sponges
Engage your mind with a relaxing yet challenging color-mixing puzzle game. Solve intricate puzzles to achieve the correct hues and unwind with this brain-exercising experience.
- Color mixing puzzles
- Brain exercise
- Relaxing gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Fun and chill experience
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Challenging and relaxing puzzle game! Can you solve it to get the right color? Exercise your brain in this fun & chill game!
4U Blocks
A color-matching puzzle game focused on strategic placement and combo building. Clear lines, break obstacles, and utilize power-ups to achieve high scores. Offers both an endless mode and a daily challenge.
- Endless color-matching puzzle play
- Daily Challenge mode
- Concrete blocks for strategic depth
- Power-Ups (shuffle, breaker, bomb, rotate)
- Combo scoring system
- Simple touch controls
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4U Blocks is a color-matching puzzle game built around simple moves, satisfying combos, and smart board management. Place pieces, clear same-color lines, break concrete, and use Power-Ups when the board gets tight. Endless mode gives you a relaxing puzzle run you can play anytime, while Daily Challenge gives you a fresh 6x6 board to solve each day. Features: • Endless color-matching puzzle play • Daily Challenge mode • Concrete blocks that change your strategy • Power-Ups including shuffle, breaker, bomb, and rotate • Combo scoring for bigger clears • Simple touch controls • No account required Take your time, plan your pieces, and build the biggest combo you can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4U Blocks at none against Paint Sponges's 8. 4U Blocks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Paint Sponges's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Paint Sponges sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 4U Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
4U Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint Sponges has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paint Sponges ships an update fortnightly, 4U Blocks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint Sponges | 4U Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Swim LLC | ANDREW TREY ROW |
Customer experience
Paint Sponges
4U Blocks
In-app purchases
Paint Sponges
- Infinity Heart$0.99
- Coins Pack 1$1.99
- Coins Pack 2$7.99
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- Ad Free$7.99
- Coins Pack 3$14.99
- Coins Pack 4$24.99
- Coins Pack 5$54.99
- Coins Pack 6$99.99
4U Blocks
No in-app purchases
